by Oisin Walsh | Oct 2, 2015 | News archive 2015
The ‘Day for Life’ is celebrated each year by the Catholic Church in Ireland, Scotland, and in England & Wales. It is a day dedicated to raising awareness about the meaning and value of human life at every stage, and in every condition. The theme for this year...
by Oisin Walsh | Oct 1, 2015 | News archive 2015
“I like the title of Gordon Linney’s book. Even though at first sight the book might seem to be a look back at past writings and events, I see the title as an agenda for the future of all our Churches today. One of the big challenges that believers and Church...
by Oisin Walsh | Oct 1, 2015 | ICBC General Meetings, News archive 2015
The Autumn 2015 General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference discussed the issue of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, and issued the following statement: Summary Special prayer for refugees for use at Masses and in the home; Our parishes need...
by Oisin Walsh | Oct 1, 2015 | Day for Life, Features, Headlines
Day for Life is celebrated annually by the Catholic Church in Ireland, Scotland and England and Wales. It is a day dedicated to celebrating and upholding the dignity of human life from conception to natural death. This year’s Day for Life will be celebrated in Ireland...
by Oisin Walsh | Oct 1, 2015 | Features, Headlines
The Autumn 2015 General Meeting of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference took place in Columba Centre, Maynooth, Co Kildare on 29 and 30 September. The following issues were discussed by the bishops at their meeting: · World Meeting of Families in Dublin in 2018 ·...